Guy from NI wants to trade guitars - Do I trust him?

Natima

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I posted a gumtree ad and he responded with an offer to trade for a different guitar. The trade is worth it imo - pretty fair... If it's all legit.

He own's this company apparently, http://www.xtremelightingni.com/index.html
I had a quick chat with him on the phone and he seems like a nice guy, and I find with musicians dealing in guitars there tends to be a mutual trust aspect that we all just have to deal with becuase in the guitar trading/buying/selling world nobody want's to get burned. I'm fairly certain he's a genunine musician... we were talking about guitars and basses and amps etc.

Just being careful really, I'd hate to lose the guitar and not get the other one in return as it's worth a fair amount. I'm just about to send the email with my adress, is there anything you think I should stick in there for safety purposes?
I've said I'd send mine off this thursday or friday via 1st class recorded delivery.

Or would you guys be totally dubious? Tell me what you think.
 
Website looks a bit dodgy - i wouldnt peg trust on that.

If you have spoken to the chap on the phone and he is willing to come down to your house for the trade, i dont see a problem? Maybe make sure you have a couple of mates over just in case?

Edit: are you sending them to eachother? If so, dont send first...
 
He's in NI that's the issue.
I'm in london.

EDIT: Ahh, thought I had my location set to london... apparently not.
Anyway yeah.
 
tell him you will post but wait until you get his. if it doesn't show then you have avoided a scam, if it does arrive, then post yours.
 
Those National Insurance types steal some of my salary each month for no good reason, I wouldn't trust them.
 
MiNxYyY said:
tell him you will post but wait until you get his. if it doesn't show then you have avoided a scam, if it does arrive, then post yours.
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Why is he going to trust the OP any more than OP trusts him? Its not as if gumtree has user feedback like here where the one with the lower rating would be expected to send 1st.
 
Just got this.

i,thanks for coming back to me,pleasure chatting to you to-day
my address is

XXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXX
(replace with real name and adress)

i will post tomorrow on you exceptance tonight by email
it will arrive with you in two days
i will email proof of postage complete with insurance cover
thanks robert.
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Can you check the whois for me? I'm a nub.
Email in trust?
 
Registrant:
Xtremelighting (NI) Ltd
1 The Paddock
Ballygowan
Newtownards, BT23 5XH
GB

Registrar: DOTSTER
Domain Name: XTREMELIGHTINGNI.COM
Created on: 12-FEB-08
Expires on: 12-FEB-11
Last Updated on: 23-FEB-10

Administrative, Technical Contact:
Gillespie, Robert


Xtremelighting (NI) Ltd
1 The Paddock
Ballygowan
Newtownards, BT23 5XH
GB
02897521743

Domain servers in listed order:
NS1.5NS.NET
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Natima said:
That's fine.
Thanks guys. I'll post ya pics of the new guitar once it arrives! :D
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